to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to find out; to discover; to locate
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
to set up shop; to open a store
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
twice; again; second time
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
beyond that point; after that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to control; to command; to get the better of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap